Author: Max Smith

(The Center Square) – Mariner Finance is being sued by 11 attorneys general, including North Carolina's Josh Stein, amid accusations of illegal business practices. The lawsuit was first filed in 2022 and amended earlier this week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, Mariner asked for all claims to be dismissed. A term often used in the discussion is predatory lending. Most often involve aggressive tactics and unfair loan terms such as high interest rates and fees. Not everything is revealed at the time the borrower signs. Prosecutors charged Mariner, a Baltimore-based company…

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(The Center Square) – Mariner Finance has been sued by 11 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania's Michelle Henry, amid accusations of illegal business practices. The lawsuit was first filed in 2022 and amended earlier this week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, Mariner asked for all claims to be dismissed. A term often used in the discussion is predatory lending. Most often involve aggressive tactics and unfair loan terms such as high interest rates and fees. Not everything is revealed at the time the borrower signs. Prosecutors charged Mariner, a Baltimore-based company with…

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Princess Peach: Showtime! stay in 1st place Japanese game rankings: March 25th to March 31st rank system title the publisher release date Weekly number of copies Total number of copies 1 New South Wales Princess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo March 22 27,258 104,820 2 PS5 Rise of Ronin Sony Interactive Entertainment March 22 20,139 84,785 3 New South Wales Winning Post 10 2024 koei tecmo game March 28th 12,845 12,845 Four New South Wales mario kart 8 deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 10,432 5,768,608 Five PS5 dragons dogma 2 capcom March 22 9,172 77,764 6 New South Wales super mario bros…

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CLEVELAND – During a press conference Saturday before the NCAA Tournament championship game, South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley was asked her opinion on transgender women competing in women's sports.Mr. Staley paused for a moment before answering, and spoke carefully.”Damn, you have a deep crush on me, right? I think if you're a woman you should play,” Staley said. “If you identify as a woman and want to play sports, or vice versa, you should be able to play. That's my opinion.”Ms. Staley felt her answer was not good enough for the reporter.”Do you want it deeper?” she asked.Follow…

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Gasoline prices are on the rise nationwide, but for California drivers, they've skyrocketed in a short amount of time.The average price in the Golden State on Friday was $5.27 per gallon, up $0.23 from a week ago, according to AAA data. Meanwhile, the national average price on Friday was $3.54 per gallon, up $0.04 in the same period.Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at OPIS, said oil refineries are the main culprit behind California's price hikes, with the Bay Area's important Phillips 66 refinery shutting down gasoline production in favor of renewable diesel. Point out that it is a…

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Eight games into the 2024 season, the Cleveland Guardians received shocking news about one of their best players.Pitcher Shane Bieber will undergo surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team announced Saturday. He will miss the remainder of the season. The surgery, performed by Dallas orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister, has not yet been scheduled.According to MLB.com, Bieber, who turns 29 in May, felt pain in his elbow during his opening game start against the Oakland Athletics. Despite that discomfort, he struck out 11 batters and allowed four hits in six innings.But the pain continued…

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Jordan Bertrand/AFP, Havana Cuba's first independent video game launched internationally this week after its creators leveled up from an epic real-world quest to fight sanctions, battle internet connectivity demons and survive economic turmoil.Saviorless is a 2D game with hand-drawn illustrations that transports players to a dark fantasy world where they battle monsters and solve puzzles to uncover the mysteries of the Isle of Smiles.Like the characters, creators Josuje Paglieri and David Darias had to overcome numerous obstacles to achieve what at times seemed impossible in the communist island nation. Photo: AFP “This project was born at a historic moment,” said…

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(Bloomberg) — An eventful week for the S&P 500 index has led long-term complacent traders to turn to hedges they've been ignoring for months.Most Read Articles on BloombergDemand for broad-based insurance fell to multi-year lows in the first quarter as U.S. stocks hit a series of new highs despite rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty around interest rates. I felt depressed. That changed this week, with a growing desire to protect against recession through a variety of measures.”People are starting to realize that we've managed to get through the first three months of this year in the face of rising rates…

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